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Silicon Valley, technology and science news. Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life

New Zealand researchers say artificial intelligence could enhance surgery

New Zealand researchers say artificial intelligence could enhance surgery

SYDNEY — Researchers in New Zealand say that artificial intelligence, or AI, can help solve problems for patients and doctors.  ...

LogOn: Robots play bigger roles in marine workforce

LogOn: Robots play bigger roles in marine workforce

Seafaring robots are increasingly used for tasks ranging from ocean exploration to rescue missions. Matt Dibble has the latest in...

Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on billions in Chinese chips, cars

Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on billions in Chinese chips, cars

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports...

AI developments are already impacting the job market

AI developments are already impacting the job market

As generative AI technologies like ChatGPT rapidly gain popularity, they are beginning to change the future of the job market....

US vows to stay ahead of China, using AI for fighter jets, navigation

US vows to stay ahead of China, using AI for fighter jets, navigation

Washington — Two Air Force fighter jets recently squared off in a dogfight in California. One was flown by a pilot....

California to use generative AI to improve services, cut traffic jams 

California to use generative AI to improve services, cut traffic jams 

sacramento, california — California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide...

Technology crushing human creativity? Apple’s new iPad ad has strikes nerve online

Technology crushing human creativity? Apple’s new iPad ad has strikes nerve online

NEW YORK — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which...

Online abuse silences women in Ethiopia, study finds

Online abuse silences women in Ethiopia, study finds

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Research into online abuse and hate speech reveals most women in Ethiopia face gender-targeted attacks across Facebook,...

Biden set to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources say

Biden set to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources say

WASHINGTON AND SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. President Joe Biden is set to announce new tariffs on China as soon as next...

Australian study says China uses global apps, games for propaganda

Australian study says China uses global apps, games for propaganda

SYDNEY — An Australian study claims that China’s monitoring of global internet users’ online habits — a practice that has made...

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

New York — TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s uploaded from certain platforms. TikTok says its...

FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse

FTX will return money to most customers less than 2 years after catastrophic crypto collapse

Africa should forge path for secure data flow across borders, experts say

Africa should forge path for secure data flow across borders, experts say

Nairobi, Kenya — Digital experts called on African countries Tuesday for laws to protect the data of individuals and businesses, saying...

US revokes some licenses for exports to China’s Huawei

US revokes some licenses for exports to China’s Huawei

Washington — The United States has revoked certain licenses for exports to Chinese tech giant Huawei, the Commerce Department said, drawing...

First crewed test flight of new spacecraft delayed until at least May 17

First crewed test flight of new spacecraft delayed until at least May 17

TikTok sues US to block potential ban

TikTok sues US to block potential ban

US Air Force leader takes AI-controlled fighter jet ride in test vs human pilot

US Air Force leader takes AI-controlled fighter jet ride in test vs human pilot

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with...

More money going to African climate startups, but huge funding gap remains

More money going to African climate startups, but huge funding gap remains

NAIROBI, Kenya — When Ademola Adesina founded a startup to provide solar and battery-based power subscription packages to individuals and businesses...

AI scams could become ‘growth industry of all time,’ warns Buffett

AI scams could become ‘growth industry of all time,’ warns Buffett

omaha, nebraska — Warren Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders who packed an arena for his annual meeting that...

China carries Pakistan into space

China carries Pakistan into space

islamabad — Pakistan on Friday witnessed the launch of its first lunar satellite aboard China’s historic mission to retrieve samples from...

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole data from a third of Americans

UnitedHealth says hackers potentially stole data from a third of Americans

WASHINGTON — Hackers who breached UnitedHealth’s tech unit in February potentially stole data from a third of Americans, the largest U.S....

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Most Americans see TikTok as a Chinese influence tool

Washington — A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U.S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll...